New tvN weekend drama 100 Days of Deception don start with strong ratings. Di spy romance drama wey star Kim You Jung and GOT7’s Park Jinyoung begin on October 10, and e grab di highest premiere ratings of any tvN Saturday-Sunday drama for 2026.
According to Nielsen Korea, first episode of 100 Days of Deception score average nationwide rating of 5.3 percent. Dat one make am di most-watched cable show of any kind wey air on Saturday.
But e no be only dis show dey pull viewers. SBS new medical noir drama Doctor X see big rise for second episode. E become most-watched program of Saturday overall with average nationwide rating of 14.9 percent. KBS 2TV Love on the Menu follow close with 14.7 percent. KBS 2TV A Love Other Than Yours wrap first half of run on 2.3 percent. Channel A Dive into You earn 0.3 percent for fifth episode, while JTBC Fly High Butterfly rise to 1.7 percent for di night.
For di drama side, Kim You-jung dey show new side of herself for tvN weekend drama 100 Days of Lies. Ryu Bo-ri write di screenplay, while Yoo In-sik and Kim Yun-jin direct. E first air on 10th. Kim You-jung play Lee Ga-kyung, a posed interpreter for Japanese Government-General of Chosun.
Di work na period drama set against anti-Japanese resistance. E tell story of Gyeongseong pickpocket-turned-informant and a Japanese Government-General of Chosun interpreter meeting inside enemy territory. Lee Ga-kyung na pickpocket with sharp sense wey dey roam Gyeongseong streets. As she dey gather money to leave Chosun, anti-Japanese organization propose to her and she become informant.
She go show different sides: cunning behavior, bold composure even when crisis dey, and complex emotions before fate. Since Lee Ga-kyung na posed interpreter for Japanese Government-General of Chosun, language skill important. Kim You-jung handle acting in three languages: Korean, Japanese and English. Before first broadcast, she talk say she hope di work go become warm work wey go comfort many viewers and allow dem reflect on history and life.
According to Nielsen Korea, first broadcast viewership na 5.3% for households nationwide and 7.2% for households in metropolitan area. E also record 5.4% for households in metropolitan area and 6.9% for same time period, including cable and comprehensive programming channels. Dis one be 1.9 percentage points higher than first-ever viewership of predecessor Four Hands, wey be 3.4 percent on national standard, based on Nielsen Korea paid platform.
For di first episode, Lee Ga-kyung start im day by pickpocketing at Gyeongseong Station. Im hand skill, lying and acting good well. Im witness new general secretary of political affairs Shinichi Sato and im party arrive at station. Yoo So-ran and Yoo Philip also dey scene. Di two greet Shinichi Sato with introduction of Suzuki, an interpreter from Japanese Government-General of Korea.
Lee Ga-kyung show more interest in Yoo So-ran luggage, steal am, but police inspection make am hard to leave station. She enter train to avoid inspection and put discarded paper tag on im bag. She meet Hideo Sato while she dey move. Even im sister Hanako Sato show attitude like she ignore him, and e show displeasure. Lee Ga-kyung mutter im dissatisfaction in English, Hideo Sato catch am, but she rather steal im wallet and leave Gyeongseong Station.
Yoo Soran and Yoo Philip go house to stay together. Di real identity of di two, wey dey act like couple, na rescue member preparing for Shinichi Sato assassination. Yoo So-ran, wey don wait for revenge for 13 years, express im feelings before operation: ‘I don wait 13 years, but e harder to wait few days.’ After that, Yoo So-ran and Yoo Phillip check final plan with Han Chul-ryong and Suzuki, a spy from rescue team. Yusoran talk say, ‘After killing him, I no get reason to live anymore. So I go succeed and happily die alone,’ as e express will to take revenge on Shinichi Sato.
On assassination day, Shinichi Sato accept invitation to dinner by Yoo Philips, a Korean-American journalist. But plan disrupt by Hideo Sato wey accompany. Yoo Soran, Yoo Phillip and Suzuki embarrassed but carry out operation as scheduled. Another variable show when Lee Ga-kyung come Yoo So-ran house. Lee Ga-kyung find bullet inside stolen bag and try ask for money using it as excuse. But Yu So-ran no dey situation to deal with am, and Hideo Sato appear while she waka away small.
When dem ask am to return lost wallet from Gyeongseong Station, Lee Ga-kyung pretend say she no know and deceive say she no sleep for dis house. Then mysterious man come pretending to be cake delivery man. Di man threaten Lee Ga-kyung, point gun at am and guide am to bathroom where Shinichi Sato dey. When Lee Ga-kyung, wey suddenly become hostage, make eye contact with Hideo Sato, she talk, ‘Help me. Assassination,’ as she beg for help. Another assassin targeting Shinichi Sato appear, and e lead to unexpected situation for rescue team plan.
With Lee Ga-kyung and Hideo Sato involved for di incident, first episode end with situation facing di three. 100 Days of Lies link pickpocket Lee Ga-kyung to assassination operation of rescue team from first episode, and reveal relationship between main characters. Conflict form when Hideo Sato and Lee Ga-kyung intervene for Yu So-ran revenge plan, and unexpected assassin appear, leaving questions about next development. Meanwhile, second episode of tvN special planned Saturday drama 100 Days of Lies go air at 9:10 p.m. on 11th.
